[Sugar-devel] Music Blocks v3.0 is released.

[Walter Bender]

The release reflects the contributions made during Google Code-in
2019-2020. It is being designated as a major release since there are
numerous changes to the user experience (e.g., Widget UX) and many
underlying structural changes (e.g., the new Block API and storage
mechanism) that impact developers. An overhaul of the graphics update
mechanism has lead to a major reduction in CPU usage. As far as I know,
there is only one "incompatibility" with previous versions; it is in regard
to synchronization: there are some projects that worked previously that may
now require the use of either the Sync block or the No-clock block.
(Details are outlined in the release notes.)

A tip of the hat to some of the GCI participants who worked so hard to make
this release possible: Bottersnike, AndreaGon, Pidddgy and Nepaltechguy2.
They not only contributed code, but also insights into the design and
implementation. Also, thanks to the community members who provided them
with code reviews and feedback (notably @eohomegrownapps, @fakela, and
@pikurasa). It is also important to acknowledge some of our users, Teddy
Dildine and Henry Rico, who have been inspiring much of the recent
developments and bug fixes. Look for some of their work on the Planet.
Karin Kinoshita at Gakken has also done testing and translation work.

[1] https://github.com/sugarlabs/musicblocks/releases/tag/v3.0

-walter

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